Joshimath

Jyotirmath, also known as Joshimath is a city and a municipal board in Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Located at a height of 6150 feet, it is gateway to several Himalayan mountain climbing expeditions, trekking trails and pilgrim centres like Badrinath. It is home to one of the four cardinal pīthas established by Adi Shankara.DemographicsIndia census, there are total 3,898 families residing in the Joshimath city. The total population of Joshimath is 16,709 out of which 9,988 are males and 6,721 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Joshimath is 673.The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Joshimath city is 2103 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1127 male children and 976 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Joshimath is 866 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (673).As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Joshimath is 91.3% up from 77% in 2001. Thus Joshimath has higher literacy rate compared to 82.7% of Chamoli district. The male literacy rate is 84.5% and the female literacy rate is 72.8% in Joshimath.Joshimath had a population of 13,202 in 2001.

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